$19,000
Archive of Movie Stills and Glamour Photos. American, 1930s – 1960s. A 44-volume collection plus an additional unsorted carton, approximately 1,500 photographs (8 x 10”) in sum. This photographic archive documents Hollywood film stars, generally of the 1940s – 50s, with an emphasis on actresses. Many are advance press photographs with descriptive labels attached to verso. A substantial portion of the collection is comprised of studio glamour photographs, the balance being stills for a large variety of films. A review of only some of the albums revealed the following actresses and actors photos represented: Dorothy Lamour, Hedy Lamarr, Billie Burke, Betty Furness, Marlene Dietrich, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Janet Gaynor, Carmen Miranda, Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Joan Bennett, Gregory Peck, William Holden, Dick Powell, Evelyn Keyes, Paulette Godard, Barbara Stanwyck, Patricia Neal, Ronald Reagan, Abbot and Costello, Cesar Romero, Ruth Chatterton, Carole Landis, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Lily Mars, Clark Gable, Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Ginger Rogers, Ava Gardner, Lucille Ball, Bob Hope, Henry Fonda, Greer Garson, Marion Davies, Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Bette Davis, Veronica Lake, Terry Moore, Katharine Hepburn, Donna Reed, Claire Trevor, Elizabeth Taylor, Constance Bennett, Spencer Tracy, Jeanette MacDonald, Vincent Price, Marilyn Monroe, Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Doris Day, Errol Flynn, Glenn Ford, Rita Hayworth, Ann Baxter, Alice Faye, Nancy Reagan, Betty Field, Linda
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2017-03-11
